The Writer's Almanac
The Writer's Almanac

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Garrison Keillor recounts the historical highlights of each day and reads a short poem or two.

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Thursday's Poem: "The Place I Want To Get Back To" by Mary Oliver, from Thirst. Thursday's Literary Notes: It is the birthday of British Gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe, born in London (1764). Her most famous novel was The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), which is probably best remembered today because it is the book that Jane Austen satirized in Northanger Abbey (1818). Austen's heroine, Catherine Morland, is so caught up in The Mysteries of Udolpho that she starts to think of herself as a Gothic heroine, and imagines villains and intrigue all around her. Read more...

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